扱 means “handle, treat”

あつかう · atsukau

Also: entertain, thresh, strip

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

あつかい, あつかう, あつかる, こく

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ソウ, キュウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 6 strokes

The story

A hand (扌) reaching out (及, to reach) to take something in hand: 扱う is to handle or treat. 取扱説明書 is the instruction manual, and a parcel stamped 取扱注意 says handle with care.

Used in 扱う (atsukau, to handle/treat), 取り扱い (toriatsukai, handling), and 扱い (atsukai, treatment)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.